This text takes a chronological view of marriage from dating to divorce or widowhood. It covers such topics as birth, childlessness, step-families, and working mothers. Among the contributors are Lilian Breslow, Randall Collins and Pepper Schwartz. A free instructor's manual is available.

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

For thirty-five years and through thirteen editions, Jim Henslin's Down to Earth Sociology has opened new windows onto the social realities that shape our world. Now in its fourteenth edition, the most popular anthology in sociology includes new articles on our changing world while also retaining its classic must-read essays. Focusing on social interaction in everyday life, the forty-six selections bring students face-to-face with the twin projects of contemporary sociology: understanding the individual's experience of society and analyzing social structure.

The fourteenth...